Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1887-11-07

~ ~eSihSoo III view yin 10 1t AOihS
for the winter.
At the Quincy estate auction,
cows sold at s22 hay 81.
NJ Oi.a am
Geo. Taylor has gone to CRANKY to
begin his winter job of numbering.
Horace Tibbetts has let his place to
VIM. Farr and gone to St. Johnsbury
to live.
John Fisk has bought the Ed Smith
place of Geo. Bartlett and will move
there soon.
Frank Leclair has bought the Bar
rett place and he and his mother have
moved on.
Morgan Center
Samuel Wark and Henry Bean
have gone to work in the woods for
for TAYLOR & Wilder.
The fall term of school in Dis. No.
| will commence to-day, to be taught
bv Miss Cora Williams.
James Boothman of Holland has
bought one of j. A. Gray's steam
engines, and is to move it to his mill
in Holland soon.
NJ. J. A. Gray expects to start
for California about the 10th, if he
can arrange his business affairs be-
| fore that time.
J Williams and son have bought
large amount of standing timber
and are making extensive prepare
tons for a good winters work.
DR.. W. A. Thomas and family
have moved to Lisbon, n. H., where
they are to reside. May success at
tend them.-The telephone office is
moved to J. A. Gray's.-A. O.
Elliott has moved in to the house
vacated by DR.. Thomas.-JOhn Kit
tie has moved from Charleston on to
the S. j. Morse farm.
Newport.
E. r. True is going to California.
n. C.. Sherburne has gone to Mass,
and will go to California Nov. 10Th.
Ed. Dorman has let a job to Hor-
zee Davenport to convert his barn on
| Coventry street into a tenement house.
Jerry Drew is on the sick list
Little Archie Grow, who has been
sick so many weeks, is now thought
10 be out of danger.
! Mrs. Stratton, who has been living
with her sister, Mrs. John Walker,
for several months, is intending to 60
to Boston and New York to spend
the winter with her friends.
The missionary convention came
off as advertised, on Wednesday, at
NJ Z. church. The day was fine and
8 goodly number were present
from out of town. The speakers
were all present and we'll prepared
for the occasion. The meeting was
one of deep interest.
A young man named Young, an
employee in the box factory, received
severe injuries from piece of board
thrown from a circular saw, which
stuck directly in the face. He was
taken to the office of DR.. j H. Gaines,
who took a silver out of his face
about four inches long and three
1ourths of an inch wide. The acct
dent occurred last Friday, and at
last accounts Mr.. Young was in a
critical condition.
Newport Center.
Erwin Jones is home from Boston
On visit.
The donation for Rev. Mr.. Soules
netted SO.
John Kilby is building a new house
has it up and partly covered.
Mrs. Lucy Page is home from her
visit to Essex and Caledonia counties.
Village schools commenced last
Monday with same teachers as last
term.
The two church societies have pur-
chased a set of dishes to be used in
common at their gatherings.
Charlie, aged two years, a son OF
Herman Saith, came near being
drowned recently by falling into g
water barrel. Except for the very
vigorous screaming of the little fel-
low, he would have been drowned.
>O1.th TT-ON.
Very seldom do children so long
away from the parental roof have
the opportunity and privilege that
was accorded to nine of the ten sur.
viving sons and daughters of Mrs
Emily Porter on Thursday last, wher
they grouped around their aged
mother, in her 84th year, at Lewis
gallery and were photographed. They
are Mrs. Maria Leach, Mrs. Austin
Flint, Mrs. H. c. Wilson, Mrs. H.
F. Pettingill, Mrs. j. r. Hunt, Mrs.
NJ. Hunt. Mrs. H. B. Pettingill,
Geo. S. and D. w. Porter; and all
but one, Mrs. H. F. Pettingill reside
in this town.-Pdllddium
! we@tEnore.
The water in Willoughby Lake is the
lowest ever known by the oldest inhabit
| ants.
Mrs. A. d. Bemis of Mechanics Falls,
Me-, has erected headstOne at the grave
| of John Hatch.
f. C. Sanborn is improving the appear